Combination-stove



w. E. s. CHIPPINDALE.

1,369,758. Patented Feb.22,1921.

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COMBINATQON STOVE. APPucATloN men MAR. 8. 191e.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, |918- Patented Feb. 22, 192,1.

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E. G. CHIPPINDALE, 0F KINCABDINE, ONTARIO, CANLDA- COIBINATION-STOVE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22,1921.

Application Aflied Iarch 8, 1918. Serial No. 221,268.

To all whom z't may concern.:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. G. CHIP'- rINDALE, a citizen of Canada, and a resident of Kincardine in the county of Bruce and Province of ntario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Combination-Stoves, of which 'the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to a combination stove, and more particularly to a device of this 'character intended for general utility, and to be utilized where different kinds of heating energy are available.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a stove which can be used as' a toaster and which will at the same time take a pot, pan, or other cookin utensil, or which mi ht have an oven tted thereto, thus permitting full utilization of the heat as generated.

A further objectA resides in providing a structure, which while primarily constructed to be used with oil as a fuel, can be converted to burn .natural or artificial can' also have a heating element tted in conjunction therewith to use electric current.

Another object is to rovide 'a wire rack adapted to receive an hold bread to be toasted, meat to be broiled, or other food stuffs'which are to be cooked by being directly subjected to the heat of the stove, which rack can be fitted to have the heat directed against both sides of the food stufiI and will be held in a proper centered position to insure equal distribution of the heat,

a pan being provided in conjunction with rack to catch meat drippings and the 1 e,

Further ob'e'cts of my invention will aptaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specifcation, and in which drawings,

Flgure 1 1s a v1ew m vertlcal section -through a stove constructed after the manner of my invention.

F1g. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing the structure fitted for the use of gas as a fuel.

Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of the food holding rack adapted for use with the stove structure. f

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the structure disclosed in Fig. 4. l

as and.

Fig. 6 is a view somewhat similar to Fig. Q3 but illustrating the adaptation of the invention for the use of electricity to accomplish the generation of heat.

In the drawings, where similar characters refer to similar parts throughout' the views, A designates a fuel tank, which is constructed much-after the manner of the oil tanks2 as ordinarily incorporated in kerosene afnd other oil burning stoves. This fuel tank 'A has a rim B provided around the u per .edge thereof and a drum or casing is held 1n place by this flange, it of course being understood that theV drum or casing is removable. The fuel tank acts also as a lamp base for the support of the burners D and E, and a grid F formed in conjunction with the drum or casing C has perforated chimneys G and H carried thereby to fitover the flame from'the burners as the' drum or casing. is disposed to be held upon the fuel tank A by the flange' B. As isf/shown in eft o en at f Fig. 2, the drum or casing C is I throughout a space representing su tantially the distance between the burners D and E, and a rack J, the construction of which is better shown in Figs. 4 and 5, is

adapted to be shoved through this opening ing closed by. a top 4. As is shown in Fig.

l, the filling tube has the intake opening thereof disposed adjacent the top of the tank A, and a section of glass tube or other transparent tube is introduced as shown at 5 so that the height of the oil within the tank .can be readily ascertained at all times. To allow for draining of the tank, where oil is used as a fuel, a drain opening 1s provided'which is closed by the cap 6.

The wicktubes 1 and'2y of the burners D and E actas supports, and fianges 7 and 8 to form cups 1n which the fines or chimneys G and H are seatedwhen the drum or casing C is fitted in place. The wicks 9 and 10 are fitted to the tubes, and star-wheels 11 are carried adjacent the upper ends thereof,

carried by the shafts 12 are provided to adjust the wicks, heads 13 provided on these shafts 12 being milled or knurled so that the shafts may be more readily turned in accomplishing the desired adjustment of the wicks. The drum or casing C has a row of perforations 14CA adjacentthe bottom edge thereof and a second row ofperforations as indicated at 15, adjacent the upper edge so that free circulation of air is permitted through the casing, and then by Ireason of the fact that the perforations 16 are formed through the tlues or chimneys throughout. their entire lengths, .a proper supply of air, to the burners'is provided for and at the same time the heated air and gases are free to` pass into the drum or casing. Itwill ofcourse be understood that-where the grid or grill is uncovered, air circulation will be directed tnrough'this grid or grill, but where a large pot, pan, or the like, is placed upon the grid or where'a cover is placed over the top of the drum, the circulation will be entirely through the perforations of the casing or drum and of the chimneys. i

As has been stated, the drum or casing C has an opening provided at I, in the forward side thereof, and the rack J having the pan K formed in conjunction therewith is to be inserted through this opening to be disposed between the ues or chimneys G and H. This rack is made up of frame portions 17 which have the upright bars 18 connected therebetween, the rack as an entirety being made in two /parts which are generally designated at 19 and 20. These two parts 19 and 20 are hingedly connected together as shown at 21, and a stem 22 extending from one of the members has a Vhandle 23 mounted thereon by which the rack is conveniently held and by which it is supported when being placed within'the stove and removed. The remaining member of therack .has a stem extension 24, which is of less length than the stem extension 22, and a sleeve 25 is mounted slidably vupon the st em 22 to be moved to embrace the stem extension 24, when the two rack portions are closed together and to thus hold these portions in the relation shown in Fig. 5. Pins 26 are provided on the upright bars 18 of one or both of the portions 19 and 20, and thus as bread, meat, or other food stuffs are placed between the side portions of the rack and these side portions are closed together, the food stuffs will be held and supported in the relation in which it has been placed. The racki is made of such width, and the burners are so disposed, that as the rack is inserted through the opening I of' the cas- 'ing or drum, the sides thereofl will be disposed closely adjacent the inner sides of the iiues or chimneys G and H, and the heat escaping through the perforations of these tubes will come in direct contact with the food stuffs. Further, as'the llame is` confined entirelywithin the iues or chimneys,

these parts, which will be of metal, will be entirely heated and the heat given olf thereby will act upon the food stuis carried by the rack. While the rack portion might be set directly upon the top'of thefuel tank, itis preferable that a wider base be given for the support thereof andl also that provision be made for the catching of meat drippings and the like. With this in mind, I provide the pan K, which is made of slightly greater width than the rack, and which is secured in conjunction with one of the portions of the rack, it of course being understood that the remaining portion will be free of the pan and will be thus capable of swinging movementfso that .the rack may be opened. By this arrangement of the parts, it will be appreciated that the pan K is also carried by the handle'23, and as the pan increases the weight at the bottom of the rack, itr is assured that when the rack is being lifted through the use of the handle 28, the contents of the pan will not be spilled. By reason of the fact that the flanges 7 and 8 of the burners extend out' from the wick tubes 1 Vand 2, the extension of the pan K beyond the sides of the rack J is accommodated.

The rack J provides for the support' of foodstuis only between the chimneys or tlues -G and H, andas the chimneys will radiate heat on ,their outer sides, it is'perhap's preferable that racks 27 be provided to be supported as shown in Fig. 1. As illustrated, the rack 27 has a supporting hook 28 at one end to be caughtover the upper edge of the flues, and at the'lower end has a hook formation as indicated at 29 so thatebread or,

the like, placed within the rack to be toasted ioo on the outer sides of the chimneys will be supported, spurs 30 bein also provided to receive and hold foodstu s. It will or course be appreciated that the racks 27 mlght be hung to be suspended at any desired point, l land, that these racks might perhaps be used limit the inward movement thereof.

yIn use of the stove structure, the casing or drum C is removed and as the" chimneys G and H are carried thereby direct access can be had t0 the flame ends of the wicks 9 and 10. The burners are lighted and then when the casing or drum is again placed to be held by the rim ange B, the chimneys might require more severe heat thanp by the flanges 7 and 8, The burners will with artificia take their supply of oil or other fuel from the tank A, and as thereis free circulation of air through the perforations of the drum and of the chimneys, a very eliicient stove structure will be provided due to the fact that the heat is confined by the drum and that the chimneys not'only allow for escape of heated air which has passed the burners, but are themselvesheated and subsequently radiate this heat. Fodstuffs which are toy be toasted, broiled, or cooked in a like manner will be placed to be held by the rack J or by racks 27, and by placing a cooking utensil upon the top of the stove to be Supported by the grid, food can be cooked by boiling, or an oven might be fitted at thls point to permit baking.

In Fig. 3, I have illustrated the arrangement of the arts for the use of the stove or natural as, and as here shown the. cap 4 is remover? fromv the filling opening of the tube 3 anda gas sup ly pipe 32, lea ing from a suitable source o supply and controlled by a valve of ordinary construction, is connected in the filling opening by means of a union or coupling 33. The wicks Vare removed .from the wick tubes, and burner caps 34, which have the double row o f perforations 35, are fitted upon the extensions of the w1ck tubeswhich project withinthe `chimneys. It will o f course be understood that the gas passages or openings v35 will be dis sed sli htly angularly outwardly so t atthe ame will be directed against the chimneys or lues to heat the same, and byregulation of the valve in the pipe 32, the intensity of the fiame can be valrled. As gas from the pipe 32 is supplied to the fuel tank A, and this fuel tank is full at all times, an even gas ilow will be maintained at the burner cap 43 even though there ma be fluctuations in the supply through t e pipe 32. It will of course be understood that where gas is to be used as the combustible fuel, the tank A will ordinarily be drained, and this can be done by remov- 'ing the cap 6, although perhaps under some circumstances it may be desirable to retain oil within the tank A to enrich the gas as supplied, and it mi ht even be found Ain. practice that a volatlle liquid could be supplied to the tank A and that air under pressure vmight be forced through the liquid to form gas to supply the burners, however p as my invention resides primarily vin the stove structure I shallnot here go more into detail in this respect.

In'Fig. 6 of the drawing, I have illustrated et another modified construction, and as here shown, the wick tubes have the closing' caps 36 inserted thereto to cut off communication from the fuel tank A. Sleeves 37, which are of mica or some other lsuitable insulating material and are shaped to conform substantially to the outer lines of the fiues or chimneys G and H, are provided with coilwindings as `indicated at 38,

of a high resistance wire so that as electric current is supplied through the circuit wires 39 and 40 leading to and from a suitable after the mannerwhere the stove is used with oil or s as a fuel. In this 4use of the stove, y'the liquid fuel might be retained in the fuel tank, but it isxperhaps preferable electricity, or he move to a house in which these are not available, the stove can still .be used. Further, the combination stove struc- `ture particularly commends itself to parties who are traveling and to others who are apt -to meet with various l conditions of fuel su ly., l Ilianges in details may be made' without source of supply, the coil windings will be l heated, and the heat will be radiated much departing from the spirit or scope of my invention; but,

I claim:

1. A combinatio stove including a-,fuel

tank, wick tubes c rried by said tank and I having outstanding flanges adjacent lthe upper ends thereof, a drum to be fitted upon the4 fuel tank, chimneys carried by said drum located to have the lower ends thereof received by the flanges of the wick tubes when the drum is fitted in place, a filling tube leading to said fuel tank adapted to 'have a gas supply pipe connected thereto,

and burner capsto'be removably fitted over the o en ends of said wick tubes.

2. combination stove including a tank forming a baser, wick carrying burner tubes extending upwardly from said tank and having outstanding flanges adjacent the tops thereof, 'a drum adapted tobe mounted upon the tank, chimneys carried by said drum to fit to the flanges vof the burner tubes -as the drum is mounted in place, insulating members to be fitted to said chimneys, and coil windings'carried by said insulating' mem-A bers and connected with an electric" circ" ,ft.

3. A- combination 'stove` includingv a; e1

tank, wick tubes carried-by said'tank,"andi having outstanding lianges adjacent `the up'-v per ends thereof, a drumtolbeffltted upon of received by theflanges of the wick tubes `the' fuel tank, chimneys .carried by said v drum located `to have the'` lower ends therev when the drum is fitted in place, a filling tube leading to said fuel tank adapted to have a gas supply pipe connected thereto, burner caps to be removably fitted over the open endsl of said Wick tubes, said drum having an opening through the side thereof, and a rack to be itted through said opening to be disposed between the chimneys.

4. A combination stove including a tank forming 'a base, Wick carrying burner tubes extending upwardly from said tank and having outstanding flanges adjacent the tops thereof, a drum adapted to be mounted upon the tank, lchimneys carried by said drum to fit to the flanges of the burnertubes as the drum is mounted in place, insulatin members to be fitted to sald chimneys, coi windings carried by said insulating members and connected with an electric circuit, said drum having an opening through the front thereof, and arack to be fitted through said opening and thus disposed between the coils carfied by the chimneys.

WILLIAM E. G. CHIPPINDALE. 

